The Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Plaza was established in 1999 to redesign, fund, and rebuild the 90,000 square foot plaza located at 55 Water Street. This Plaza is New York City’s official Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Built in 1985, the City’s first bonus plaza
The New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial was envisioned as a long lasting narrative, a unique window into the pride, longing, fear and valor of those who served. However their words, those poignant voices that make this tribute so special, are in danger of fading. Material chosen f
The Importance of Remembering…
A quarter of a million New Yorkers answered the call to serve during the Vietnam War. Like fellow veterans around the country, many who returned home encountered extensive animosity, the scapegoats of an unpopular war. This memorial to their

